idiominformalIf you say someone should put up orshutup, youmeanthat they should either takeactioninorderto do what they have beentalkingabout, orstoptalkingabout it:采取行动(如果你说某人应“采取行动”或“闭嘴”,你的意思是说,他们要么采取行动以便做他们所说的事情,或停止谈论这些事情)Youkeepsaying you're going toaskher out. Well, put up orshutup.你老是说要叫她出来。好吧,采取行动吧,否则就闭嘴。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLinguistics: expressions telling people to stop doing something
age
break it up!idiom
butt out
cool
cool itidiom
grow
grow up
hold
hold everything!idiom
just a minute/moment/secondidiom
leavesomething/someoneoffsomething
pack
packsomethingin
put
putsomethingup
that'll do!idiom
that's itidiom
that's thatidiom
timeout
zip itidiom
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